Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES MN0050288
OKABENA WWTP, Okabena, MN: NPDES MN0050288 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 12Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 3Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
OKABENA WWTP, held by Okabena city of, holds NPDES permit MN0050288. EPA’s file records it issued January 1, 2022 and expiring November 30, 2026. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | OKABENA WWTP |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Okabena city of |
| NPDES ID | MN0050288 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Individual permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | January 1, 2022 |
| Expiration date | November 30, 2026 |
| Issuing agency | STA |
| Address | Okabena, MN 56161 |
| Receiving water impaired | 303(D) Listed |
| Subwatershed | Lower Okabena Creek (HUC 071000010505) |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 12Pollutants on file
- 12Under a numeric limit
- 3With a violation of any kind
- 3With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] | 5 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 17% over the limit |
| Phosphorus, total [as P] | 4 | 2 | 2 | April 30, 2023 | 200% over the limit |
| Chloride [as Cl] | 1 | 3 | 1 | May 31, 2026 | 29% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| pH | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Nitrite + Nitrate total [as N] | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Precipitation, total defined period/in | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Coliform, fecal MPN + membrane ftl 44.5 C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES MN0050288.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.